Unruly Gods
Divinity and Society in China
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Author
Contributions
- Meir Shahar (Editor) - Contributor
- Robert P. Weller (Editor) - Contributor
Publication
1996-06-01 - University of Hawaii Press
Language
English
Word Count
72,500 words, Guess
Page Count
290 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL8161315M
- ISBN-139780824817244
- ISBN-100824817249
- OCLC Control Number34191816
- Library of Congress Control Number96005144
and 2 more
- LibraryThing8356783
- Goodreads721571
Classifications
- LCCBL1802.U67 1996
Description
Unruly Gods: Divinity and Society in China is the first study in English to offer a systematic introduction to the Chinese pantheon of divinities. Until now, Chinese deities have often been presented as mere functionaries and bureaucrats. The essays in this volume eloquently document the existence of other images that allowed Chinese gods to challenge the prevailing power structures and traditional mores of Chinese society. Here are deities who kill their parents, who refuse to marry, who depose their predecessors, who demand cigarettes instead of incense - in short, who challenge all preconceptions about Chinese divinity. The authors draw on a variety of disciplines (history, anthropology, literary studies) and methodologies to throw light on various aspects of the Chinese supernatural. In addition to reflecting the existing order, Chinese gods shaped it, transformed it, and compensated for it, and, as such, this study offers fresh perspectives on the relations between divinity and society in China.
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